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electric shock

Definitions

noun

the physiological reaction, characterized by pain and muscular spasm, to the passage
of an electric current through the body. It can affect the respiratory system and
heart rhythmSometimes shortened to: shock

Translations for 'electric shock'

British English: electric shockIf you get an electric shock, you get a sudden painful feeling when you touch something which is connected to a supply of electricity.ɪˈlɛktrɪk ʃɒkNOUN

Arabic: صَدْمَة كَهْرَبَائِيَّة

Brazilian Portuguese: choque elétrico

Chinese: 电击

Croatian: električni šok

Czech: úraz elektrickým proudem

Danish: elektrisk stød

Dutch: elektrische schok

European Spanish: descarga eléctrica

Finnish: sähköisku

French: choc électrique

German: Stromschlag

Greek: ηλεκτροσόκ

Italian: scossa elettrica

Japanese: 感電

Korean: 감전

Norwegian: støt

Polish: wstrząs elektryczny

Portuguese: choque elétrico

Romanian: șoc electricșocuri electrice

Russian: удар электричеством

Spanish: descarga eléctrica

Swedish: elektrisk stöt

Thai: กระแสไฟดูด

Turkish: elektrik çarpması

Ukrainian: ураження електричним струмом

Vietnamese: điện giật

Example Sentences Including 'electric shock'

Once, he ran hard at Claudette's back and she jumped forward as if she'd received an electric shock.

O'Connor, JoeDesperadoes

The immediate effects of the electric shock were passing, the cold taking over where the pulse had left off.

Mark BurnellCHAMELEON(2002)

The temperature of the water hit him like an electric shock , flashing his nerves and knotting his stomach.